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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas V Loeffler, Fenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Diamond International Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ; A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209516 ; 209919 ; 209925 ; 177188 ; 198442 ; 198480 ; 198792 ;
Abstract
An improved high speed egg grading system wherein a pair of opposed lifting bars disposed on rotating rings transfer eggs over a plurality of weighing stations, and a conveyor belt is provided for removing graded eggs spaced two abreast. An improved drive is provided for the bars which insures gentle pick-up and set down of the eggs at weighing stations where scales incorporating damping means to reduce settling out time are located.